04/09/07: Killa Kev's WWE RAW Recap

Live tonight from the Arena at Harbor Yards in Bridgeport, CT -- this is WWE RAW and Killa Kev is back to recap it for a night!

Tonight on The Cutting Edge, Edge interviews WWE Champion John Cena, Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton square off to determine who the #1 contender for Cena's WWE Championship will be!

&quot;Here comes the money!&quot; wow, we open the show with an appearance from Mr. Shane McMahon! Bling bling! Shane says that the Mcmahon name is recognized all over the world. usually when it's mentioned it garners fear and respect, but the last few weeks, Shane's been hearing laughter instead, thanks to Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley. Tonight Shane has come back to put respect back into the Mcmahon family name. The fans start to boo as Shane calls out Bobby Lashley.

After 30 seconds of no answer, Bobby Lashley's music hits, and Lashley, dressed in a polo shirt, slack and dress jacket, comes down to the ring, taking his time, posing on the apron before stepping between the ropes. I got the feeling that Shane-O is itching to get back into the ring tonight and wants a match against Lashley. The fans start a &quot;BOBBY! BOBBY!&quot; chant. Shane gets in Lashley's face, says that at WrestleMania he took his family's dignity, and tonight Shane is going to take his, he is indeed challenging Lashley himself for the ECW Championship! Lashley and Shane get nose-to-nose, when suddenly Umaga's music hits. Lashley immediately strips off his jacket ready for a fight. Shane looks at Lashley as if he doesn't know what is going on.

He then gets out of the ring and addresses Umaga and Estrada, tells them that he appreciates the help but he does't want their help. Umaga cuts him off with some sort of utturance, Armada starts to say something, and Shane BITCHSLAPS ESTRADA! He tells them to get to the back now. Umaga starts to get upset, Estrada holds him off and they leave. Shane gets back in the ring and tells Lashley he doesn't need anybody to fight his battles, tonight he's going to beat Lashley within the inch of his life. Lashley takes the mic, he wants to know if Shane really wants every talking. Lashley puts a stipulation on the line. If Shane wins, he gets the ECW Championship, but if Lashley wins, he wants to shave Shane bald. Shane tells Lashley that first, he makes the rules. Second, he's the boos, Lashley works for him. Third, he's got his match, title vs. hair!

Shane walks to the back, Lashley poses in the ring with the belt. Both men look like ice is running through their veins. Commercial.

Mickie hits the ring first, she's breaking out the old-school Alexis Laree tights! We recap Mickie James attacking Melina last week on RAW after Melina addressed Timbaland. We cut back as Mickie poses in the ring, and then Candice Michelle makes her entrance. Victoria makes her entrance next, then Melina takes her time entering. Mickie starts to approach the ropes, Candice has to hold her back.

We start out with Candice and Melina pairing up, Melina points over to Mickie, indicating she wants her. Mickie is ready to tag in, Candice takes it. Melina runs right over and hits her in the face, delivers some rights, whips her into the corner, but Mickie reveress, hits a hairmare out of the corner, then a low dropkick. Melina tries to escape, Mickie drags her over to her corner, tags to Michelle, Michelle goes up high for the double axehandle smash, into an armbar and she tries to break it off! Candice shoves Melina shoulder-first itno the buckle, hits a splash, goes up top and grabs Melina in a leglock and hangs over the ropes to choke her! Victoria break it with a kick to the ribs as Mickie tries to get in and distract the ref.

Candice tags to Victoria, Victoria goes out to get Michelle, pins her, two-count. Hooks the leg, pin, two-count. A thrid pin attempt gets a two-count. Candice is hung up in the tree of woe by Victoria, tags to Melina, Melina with a bronco buster on Michelle. She pulls out Michelle, hooks a snap suplex, floatover into a pin gets a two-count. melina picks up Michelle, hits her in the head, pulls her arms back into a modified bow-and-arrow. She eventually breaks it and gloats to the fans, drags Michelle over to her corner and slams her head-first into Victoria's boot. Tag is made, Victoria goes for a slingshot backdrop over the rope into the ring, Candice Michelle moves and makes the hot tag to Mickie!

Mickie goes to clean house, clothesline, takes out Melina, clothesline, back elbow, whip into the corner, Victoria reverses and charges, Mickie leaps to the top turnbuckle, hits a huranancrana, two count. Melina tries to come in, Mickie breaks and hits a Thesz Press, but Victoria grabs Mickie by her hair. Victoria tries for a clothesline, Mickie reverses into a hangmans neckbreaker, two count ont he pin attempt as Melina breaks it. Melina hems up Mickie, Victoria goes for a punch, Mickie gets out, Candice comes in with a roundhouse kick to take Melina out. Mickie gets up and hits Victoria with the Tornado DDT! 1-2-3 and she's done!

Very old-school Mickie was out tonight, Melina runs and grabs her title, leaving Victoria in the ring. Mickie & Candice Michelle walk back up the ramp in victory. Off to commercial.

Back from commercial, Mick Foley is walking with a kid named Michael, tells him that he's the honorary General Manager. They meet the Highlanders and Maria Kanellis. Foley then introduces Michael to the millions of fans watching WWE RAW tonight. How great. BTW, they said he was from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. That's great stuff man!

WHOO! Now we get Ric Flair, now get get Carlito and now we get Torrie Wilson! Carlito takes a mic, he tells Ric Flair that he's got something to say to him. He asks Flair if he remembers when Flair told him he had no passion, heart or desire. Carlito says that he was very angry, but the more he thought about it the more that he realized that you don't get a wake-up call from the 16-time world heavyweight champion. He says that Flair is picky about who Flair associates himself with. He then points to the Titantron for a reminder of what he's talking about.

That leads us to a promo for the new Four Horsemen DVD with lots of clips featuring Flair stylin' and profilin'. Comments from Triple H, Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat. And OMFG I forgot that Tony Schiavonie had that big porn star moustache! LOL

Back to the ring, the fans are applauding Flair. Carlito tells Flair that just like in the video, Flair can once again have some gold. If -- no, WHEN -- they win their match tonight, they get a shot at the Hardy's WWE Tag Team Championships at WWE Backlash! Cade & Murdoch's music hits as they come down to the ring and we go to commercial.

Back to the show, and we're wrestling, Flair vs. Cade, Cade just hit a flying clothesline on Flair, tags to Murdoch, Murdoch iwth an elbow on the mat, hits Flair with some rights until the ref breaks it. Murdoch with a slap on Flair's back, Flair with a chop, Murdoch with a knee, tags to Cade, hems up Flair, Cade with a right, Flair with a chop, Cade puts Flair in the corner, tags to Murdoch, double-team in the corner, Murdoch with a back suplex on Flair, covers, Carlito breaks. Murdoch with a head vice on Flair in the middle of the ring. Flair gets out, hands out chops and punches, Murdoch with a drop toe hold, tag to Cade, Cade with an elbow drop that misses. Cade tags to Murdoch, he too mises the elbow drop, Flair with a chop, Murdoch with a chop, Flair with a chop, Murdoch with a right hand. Murdoch goes for Flair, Flair kicks off and tags to Carlito.

Carlito cleaning house, clothesline on Murdoch, whips him off the ropes, backdrop, dropkick on Cade, boot to Murcodh's face, Million Dollar Kneelift, clothesline. Carlito goes for the pin, Cade breaks it up, Flair goes after Cade, Cade throws him out. Murdoch whips Carlito off the ropes, Carlito ducks a clothesline, goes for the springboard back elbow, Cade shoves Murdoch out of the way and Carlito crashes and burns. Cade with a clothesline, Murdoch with the simultaneous chop block, Murdoch with the cover on Carlito, and they pick up the win!

Cade & Murdoch quickly leave the ring. Flair gets back in to check on Carlito. Carlito shows that he's upset, he pushes Flair off then walks to the back, not even waiting for Torrie Wilson. Carlito isn't happy here, Flair is left in the ring wondering what is up with Carlito.

We come back from commercial with a promo for &quot;The Condemned&quot;, special clips, all that usual jazz. Opens April 27th.

We go backstage, Shane McMahon is working out, Jonathan Coachman busts in. Shane asks if he can't knock. Coachman apologizes, says he has some concerns. He reaches out to touch Shane's shoulder, Shane slaps his hand and tells him not to touch him. Coach wants to offer his guidance. Shane runs down everything that Coachman has failed to do to protech Shane's father, tonight he does things his way. Coach tries again, Shane tells him to leave, and tells Coach he needs to focus on the daily things and leave the &quot;big picture&quot; stuff to Shane.

Backstage we get Todd Grisham interviewing Shawn Michaels, wants his word about tonight's match. HBK says he found out last week that while nice guys don't finish last, but they don't finish first either. Tonight is all about who wants the title more, and he isn't going to be nice anymore. Orton comes up and tells HBK that his desire is stronger than HBK's, HBK's days as a top contender are over. HBK tells Orton that he's the only the 1000th guy to tell him that he'll never succeed, and his prize will be a new set of dentures as HBK kicks his teeth out. Orton says, &quot;We'll see about that&quot; and walks off. We go to commercial, this match is next!

Back from break we get a promo for this Friday's WWE Championship, featuring &quot;Mr. Money in the Bank&quot; Ken Kennedy vs. Fit Finlay & Hornswaggle in a 2-on-1 Handicap match. Interesting!

Randy Orton's music hits as we come back from the commercial, he poses for a moment and then heads right for the ring, goes for a few poses but he makes it brief. HBK's music hits next and we got the old-school HBK music, the old school HBK outfit ... okay, he's too old to be wearing that stuff. Even if it's adorned in crosses. It definitely looks dated. And you know what, so does that mullet. C'mon HBK, get in the 21st century now, please? You can still look great with some new gear. Maybe he should order some stuff from my friend Jamie Baker at GimmickGear.com? Hmm.

We lock up as the bell rings, collar-and-elbow tie-up. HBK finally gets a side headlock out of it, Orton tries to break, HBK hanging on. Orton works his way out of the lock finally, fans start an HBK chant. Orton almost has it, HBK into a hammerlock. Orton reverses it slowly, HBK is trying to reach back at Orton, tries for the ropes, but eventually reverses with an overhead wristlock, tries to use his leg to put Orton down, Orton resists, but HBK does break him down onto a knee. HBK keeping that lock on, but Orton grabs the hair, gets a quick pin out of it, Orton with a hammerlock quickly and holds it in. Fans with another HBK chant, HBK reverses it. Orton with a back elbow, off the ropes, hits a shoulderblock. Orton off the ropes, floatover, HBk tries for a hiptoss, Orton blocks it, hit his own hipblock, but HBK with a side headlock takeover onto the mat. HBK is bleeding out of his left eye now. Orton pulls HBK over into a pin, HBK flips out keeping the headlock on.

HBK stands up with the headlock, Orton pushes him off the ropes, hits a knee to the gut. Orton stomps on HBK in his abdomen, then hits a few overhand punches into his chest. Orton with a bodyslam on HBK, takes his time now, sizes things up, goes for a big standing kneedrop and HBK rolls out! HBK is holding his back, goes for a chopblock on the knee on Orton, grabs the leg, slams it on the mat. HBK rolls out, grabs Orton, pulls him over to the apron and rams it over the edge of the mat. HBK back in the ring, gets up on the middle turnbuckle and stomps on the knee. Then leaps off the rope and stomps on that knee again. HBK pulls Orton to the middle of the ring, drops a pair of elbows on that injured knee and then goes for a leglock. Randy Orton tries to gouge the eyes and punches until HBK breaks the hold. Orton picks up HBK, whips him off the ropes, goes for a kick, HBk grabs that injured leg and makes a legdrag out of it, spinning toe hold, goes for a Figure 4 leglock, Orton kicks him off and HBK goes face-first into the steel ringstep!

For some reason Edge walks down to the ring. Randy Orton sees it and goes to the apron, HBK with a schoolboy roll-up, two-count as Orton breaks, but Orton goes back to the apron to address Edge as we go to commercial. Back from commercial, Orton has HBK whipped off the ropes, big back body drop, but Orton goes down! We recap during the break Orton whipping HBK into the corner. Back to the show, HBK gets whipped off the ropes, Orton with a big back elbow smash that nearly sends HBK out of the ring, but Orton again down on the mat. HBK getting back in, Orton grabs him, pulls him through the ropes, leaves his feet hanging on the ropes, hits a DDT, 1-2-KICKOUT! Another pin attempt, kickout. Orton again tries to pin, HBK kicks out. Orton is frustrated here. Orton goes for a shortened version of the Garvin Stomp, walking on that injured knee. HBK bolts right up and starts chopping away, Orton retaliates with punches. HBK whipped off the ropes, Orton drops down for a backdrop, HBK with a sunset flip, two-count, Orton with a clothesline, covers, hooks the leg, two-count!

Orton puts HBk into a sleeper hold in the middle of the ring. HBK works his way up, starts dancing around, punches his way out, big knife-edge chop, orton punches, HBk chops, Orton punches, HBK chops, Orton punches, whip off the ropes, Orton again drops his head, HBK with a swinging neckbreaker! Both men are down, referee starts his 10-count. Edge moves around the ring watching the match. Both men make it back up to the 9-count, HBk with a chop Orton with apunch, they're back to trading punches now, HBK with the upper hand, whips Orton off the ropes, HBK reverses, HBK with a flying forearm smash, Orton ducks hits the ref! Michaels with an inverteted atomic drop on Orton! HBK points to the lights! HBk is going up to the top turnbuckle, he flies, the elbow it connects! The fans are on fire, HBK is feeling it, but the ref is still face-down on the floor outside.

HBK is tuning up the band, but Edge getsup on the apron, Orton gets up and takes the opportunity to clothesline HBK and they both fall out of the ring! Edge is looking at both of them like a cat watching a caged bird. Both men work their way up, ORTON WITH THE RKO ON THE FLOOR! ZOMG! Orton makes it back up, he kneels over HBK, looks at Edge, then picks up HBK and throws him back in the ring. Orton looks back at Edge, tells him to get out of here. Edge wants to know what the problem is and gets in Orton's face. Edge tries for a wild swing, Orton tries for an RKO, Edge shoves him off into the ringpost. Orton stops himself, but Edge hits a spear! Edge rolls Orton into the ring, goes around and picks up the referee, puts him back in the ring.

Fans startup an HBK chant as referee Chad Patton slowly slides in. Jack Doane gets in the ring and starts a 10-count. 9 1/2 count, both men are up, HBK with Sweet Chin Music! HBK falls over onto Orton, both men have their shoulders on the mat as both referees make the 3-count! Now we have confusion as to who is going to count who the winner! Original referee Chad Patton says that Randy Orton got pinned, HBK wins, Jack Doane saw Michael's shoulders down and says Orton is the winner. Edge is at ringside and says that *HE* should be the #1 contender now because they eliminated each other!

Controversy reigns in the WWE as Orton's music hits. Orton is being helped to the back by Jack Doane, HBK is being checked on by Chad Patton, and we're going to commercial. Back from the break we recap the last match and again show both men with their shoulders down. We then cut to the top of the ramp where the barber's chair and tools are set up.

We go to the back with Shane McMahon working out, Randy Orton charges in and asks Shane if he saw what happened. Shane tells Orton that he should learn some respect, learn the protocol, and take the issue up with Johnathan Coachman. Orton apologizes and leaves.

We go to another part backstage where Mick Foley is with special GM Michael, getting authographs from Val Venis, Super Crazy and Cryme Time. Cryme Time hits up Michael for a rise, Foley tells him that Michael makes desicions, he doesn't perform miracles. They then run into Johnny Nitro, but Nitro ain't playing, just walks off. Then Johnathan Coachman comes up, straightens Michael's tie. He then tells the kid that he's looking at the &quot;real thing&quot; and he'll make the important decisions. Foley tells Coach that Michael has something to tell him. Michael starts to talk, when Edge interrupts and asks if he saw what hapened. Coach says that he was just going to talk to the refs, Edge pulls him aside and says they need to talk. Foley looks at Michael, Michael says that he just didn't listen. Sounds like Coach is gonna end up in trouble in about 10 minutes. Commercial.

The WWE Slam of the Week is last week's 10-team battle royal for the WWE World Tag Team titles, focusing on HBK eliminating John Cena, and the Hardy's eliminating Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch to win the titles.

We start out with Haas putting a hammerlock on Matt Hardy, Matt reverses, Haas with a back elbow, club to the back, whip off the ropes, Haas ducks down, Matt kicks him in the face, punch, elbow in the corner, tag to Jeff Together they whip Haas off the ropes, double back elbow smash, double elbow drop, they tak out Benjamin as he runs in. Jeff Hardy goes up to the top rope, Benjamin leaps up on the top rope and hits an enziguri! Matt Hardy puts Shelton Benjamin out of the ring. Haas rams Jeff in the corner, hits a splash, nails a punch. Haas pulls Jeff Hardy out, hits a big punch, covers, two-count. Haas lays in some punches, gets Jeff in a front facelock, tags to Benjamin. Benjamin with a punch to the ribs, a knee to the face, then lays in some rights until the ref breaks it. Benjamin with a snapmare takeover into a reverse chinlock.

Jeff works his way up, elbows out, whips Shelton off the ropes, Shelton slides under Jeff, grabs a leg, Jeff with a reverse mule kick to break it. Jeff runs over and tags, Matt with clotheslines for Hass and Benjamin, back drop on Haas, clotheselines him in the corner. Matt goes for a bulldog, Shelton runs up, Matt Hardy hits the bulldog on Haas and clotheslines Benjamin at the same time. Side slam on Benjamin. Haaas whips Matt off the ropes, but Matt grabs holds the ropes, Jeff tags in and takes him out. Matt throws Benjamin in the corner, Jeff hits a spash on Benjamin, Twist of Fate by Matt, Swanton Bomb off the top turnbuckle by Jeff, Matt hooks the leg and the Hardys pick up the win.

We go to commercial with a promo for Edge's segment next, then we come back for more promos for &quot;The Condemned&quot;, this time interviews with the stars, the director and producer.

The Cutting Edge with guest WWE Champion John Cena

Edge's music hits as he makes his way down to the ring. A pair of stools and some carpeting is in the ring as Edge quickly makes his way down to the ring and poses for a moment before the lights come back up. Edge takes a mic and says that before he gets to his guest, he'd like to comment on the #1 Contenders match that just happened, a match in which both competitors lost. Edge says that he talked to Johnathan Coachman, and they agreed that the new #1 contender should be himself. So now without further adue, he should bring out John Cena.

Except Randy Orton's music hits first, and Orton runs down to the ring, Edge slides out quickly as Orton gets in and starts tossing stuff. He grabs a mic and tells Edge he'd better run, he just cost him his match. Orton says that HE just talked to Coachman and they agreed that Edge was NOT going to be the #1 contender! Orton says he's going to WWE Backlash to face Cena.

THEN we get HBK's music, and Shawn Michaels walks down to the ring. HBK takes a mic and says it's his turn. He says last week he came out and looked Cena in the eye, told him what he thinks, and now he's looking at the both of them and telling them that he believes &quot;The Show Stoppa&quot; is the better man, as far as he's concerned, at Backlash it will be &quot;the rematch of all rematches&quot;, Cena vs. HBK for the championship.

And OF COURSE, that means we have to play John Cena's music, THE TIME IS NOW, John Cena comes out dancing like the modern day minstrel. Thuggin' 'n Buggin' and all that jive. John Cena takes the mic and says that we have a problem. The fans start to boo, Cena says that this has all gone horribly wrong, and all these guys are doing is talking about each other's packages. And from what he's heard, all Edge does is beat it, Orton's never had one, and HBK is just unhappy with what he's got. HBk gets in Cena's face. Cena says that if they want to talk about the WWE Championship, we should do it. He loosk at Edge and says that the last time they fought, they did it in Edge's backyard on Edge's terms of a TLC match, and he STILL lost. If Edge is ready to be broken in half again, Cena wants to know where and when. He then turns to Orton, says he's complained he's never had a 1-on-1 match for a shot at the title, Cena says that he only has to blame himself because Cena has never backed down from any challenge. Orton's never had the guts to step up and ask for it. If Orton says it's his time, if he wants to dance, Cena is easy to find.

Finally he turns to HBK. He says he'd really hate to see his former tag-team partner be disgruntled. HBk wants to re-create WrestleMania, relive the greatest moment in sports entertainment history? Cena is up for it. If HBK wants some, come get some. He says the three of them need to decide. Sounds to me like this is going to be made a 4-way before it's over with.

And OF COURSE, that brings in Johnathan Coachman, who gets on the mic and says that HE makes the decisions, not Cena. After tonight's controversy, the only two people who came to talk to him about it were Edge and Randy Orton. He's making a decision now, at WWE Backlash, John Cena will face Edge and Randy Orton in a 2-on-1 handicap match, whoever scores the pin wins the title. HBK & Cena will NOT get their rematch.

UNTIL (LORD!) we get Mick Foley's muisc, Foley comes out and tells Coachman that the decision isn't his to make. He tried to tell Coachman that he didn't get to make the big decision of the night, that was being left to our honorary General Manager of the night, Michael Pena. Foley introduces Pena and tells us that Michael's going to be making that decision. Mr. Pena takes the mic and announces the WWE Backlash will be John Cena defending the WWE Championship against Orton, Edge AND HBK at the same time! Well, can I call 'em or can I call 'em?

Nobody looks too happy with the decision at all. We get the spit camera view of Shane-O Mac and bobby Lashley heading to the ring for the main event! Commercial. We get a promo for ECW tomorrow night, Marcus Cor Von vs. Rob Van Dam. Battle of the three-named stars! YES! Commercial.

Shane McMahon makes his entrance first, no flash, he just gets right to the ring. Lashley is introduced next, he gets on the apron, Shane spears him through the ropes! Shane gets out and pummels him. Lashley picks him up on his shoulders, goes to throw Shane into the ringpost, Shane slides off and shoves Lashley into the post. Shane climbs up into the ring, Lashely tries to get up in the ring, Shane with a baseball slide, Shane with lefts and rights, rams him into the apron, runs with a bodyblock and rams Lashley into the steel ringsteps. Shane rolls Lashley in the ring, bell sounds, he goes for a cover, two count as Lashley kicks out. Shane tries a few more pin a attempts, Lashley kicks out. Shane with a pair of kicks to the ribs, Lashley goes into the corner. Shane McMahon with punches and then several knees to the midsection. Lashley tries to create some space with a shove, Shane with some lefts and rights again, dances, but Lashley catches him in a waistlock, hits a belly to belly suplex. Shane crawls into a corner, Lashley charges and hits a splash, then hits a back body drop out of the corner. Lashley picks up Shane into a toss over his back. Shane is holding himself like he's injured, points to Lashley. The ref turns his head, and Shane nails him with a blantant right punch. Referee calls for a DQ and falls out of the ring. Lashley beats down Shane into the corner, then beats him down some more.

Uamga's music hits, Umaga, Estrada and Mr. Vince McMahon now make their way down to the ring. Umaga gets in and they slug it out, Lashely with the uppper hand with the rights, has Umaga reeling. Mr. McMahon gets up on the apron, Lashley goes after him, Uamga with a cheapshot. Umaga bets down Lashley in the corner. Estrada holds Lashey's arm, Uamaga with a giant splash. Umaga sets up Lashley for the big butt splash in the corner, Umaga charges and hits it. Umaga hits it again after Estrada tells him to do so, Lashley slumps over. Shane McMahon is now up and he's fired up. Vince goes outside and grabs a steel chair, gives it to Shane. Umaga holds up Lashley, Shane swings and plants Lashley with a chairshot. Shane-O Mac holds up the chair and celebrates. Umaga lays in punches on Lashley. Shane lays in some stomps. Lashley is busted open an can't move. Shane with a elbow drop on Lashley's head. Estrada grinds his loafers into Lashley's cut. Umaga picks him up, Shane hems him up.

Vince gets in Lashely's face, takes off the Fedora, asks Lashley if he wants to be humiliated. He tells Lashley that he'll be defending the ECW Championship at WWE Backlash against Umaga, Shane McMahon & himself in a 3-on-1 handicap match. CHRIST! You mean we get ANOTHER gimmick match on this PPV? Vince & Shane hold up and unconscious Lashley, Umaga nails the Samoan Spike. Umaga wipes the blood off of Lashley's head and smears it on his own hands. We close the show with Vince laying in his own punches to Lashley's head.

That's the show for this week kids, thanks for watching. Join me again tomorrow night for the ECW on Sci-Fi recap!